Chinese City Creates Cell Phone Lane for Texting Pedestrians

A separate area for walkers engrossed in their phones aims to free up the pavement for frustrated pedestrians.



Walking Lane For Cellphone Users In Chongqing, China
The lane has reportedly become something of a tourist attraction

Smartphone users glued to their screens can now shuffle along in unison after a Chinese city gave them their own designated walking lane.

Tired of people clogging up the pavement at a beauty spot, authorities in Chongqing City divided the pavement into two sections with the warning: "Cell phones - walk in this lane at your own risk."

Nong Cheng, a spokesman for the company which manages the area, said: "There are lots of elderly people and children in our street, and walking with your cellphone may cause unnecessary collisions here."

However, it turns out the 50m-long lane could be making things worse.

Tourists are now stopping to take snaps of the unique divide, reports the People's Daily newspaper, which also notes regular incursions into the wrong lane.



Souce: SkyNews